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HYDE-SMITH WANTS NEW FARM BILL TO FIX VETERINARY SHORTAGES IN RURAL AMERICA

Senate Ag Committee’s 2023 Farm Bill Hearing Focuses on USDA Research, Extension & Education Needs

VIDEO CLIPS:  Senator Hyde-Smith and USDA Under Secretary Discuss Veterinary Incentive Program.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Addresses Large Animal Veterinary Shortage at Hearing.
VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Introduces Alcorn President Dr. Felecia Nave at Hearing.
PHOTO:  Senator Hyde-Smith and Dr. Nave Prior to Hearing Start.

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HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES DEMAND ANSWERS ON WIDESPREAD FAILURE TO FILE ‘NOTICE TO APPEAR’ DOCUMENTS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

More Than 60,000 Illegal Immigration Cases Dismissed as a Result of DHS Lapses

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and seven colleagues are demanding Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas explain missteps within his department that have led to the termination of immigration enforcement proceedings for more than 60,000 illegal immigrants.

In a...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH CONDEMN CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY’S CRACKDOWN ON PROTESTERS

Miss. Senators Join Bipartisan Letter Blasting Xi Jinping

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Thursday joined a bipartisan letter to the Chinese ambassador to the United States warning the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime of the consequences of a violent crackdown on peaceful protesters.

The letter, which was signed by nearly half of their Senate colleagues...

HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES STAND WITH ARMED FORCES, DEMAND VOTE ON ENDING MILITARY COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) is among 13 Senators who today informed leadership that they will oppose moving forward with the FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), unless the Senate votes on an amendment to prohibit discharges from the Armed Forces solely because of COVID-19 vaccination status.

The notice was delivered in a letter to Republican...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES THANKSGIVING MESSAGE

“It Has Not Been an Easy Year for Many Americans, but I Pray for a Brighter Future for Our Nation
with Faith that God Will Lead Us on the Right Path as Long as We Open Our Hearts to Him.”

VIDEO:  Senator Hyde-Smith Issues Thanksgiving Message.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement to commemorate Thanksgiving, encouraging Mississippians to give thanks for their many blessings despite troubling social and...

HYDE-SMITH VOTES AGAINST DEMS’ SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted against a Democrat same-sex marriage bill, which she deemed as unnecessary and a threat to religious freedoms.

Hyde-Smith opposed the Respect for Marriage Act (HR.8404), which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and any rule or regulation that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.  The U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 deemed the Defense of Marriage Act...

IN BUILD UP TO WRITING AG PRODUCTION LAW, HYDE-SMITH ADDRESSES AT-RISK RURAL HOSPITALS
 
Senate Ag Committee Hosts 2023 Farm Bill Hearing Focused on Rural Development Programs

Video:  Senator Hyde-Smith Questions USDA Requirements to Access Federal Aid for Rural Hospitals.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a hearing in the building up to writing the nation’s agriculture production law, U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today used the dire outlook of rural hospitals in Mississippi to show why the 2023...

MISS. LAWMAKERS, BICAMERAL COALITION URGE USDA TO PURCHASE CATFISH PRODUCTS

Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Palazzo, Kelly & Guest Continue Advocacy for Miss. Commodity

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representatives Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.), and Michael Guest (R-Miss.) are part of a bicameral coalition encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help facilitate domestic consumption of U.S. farm-raised catfish...

HYDE-SMITH ISSUES VETERANS DAY STATEMENT

Encourages Mississippians to Become More Engaged with Veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), who is scheduled to mark Veterans Day at a ceremony in Ridgeland, today issued a statement in advance of the national holiday to encourage Mississippians to become more engaged with veterans.

 “Each Veterans Day, our nation comes together to remember, honor, and thank the brave men and women who have fought selflessly to defend our...

WICKER, HYDE-SMITH APPLAUD $185 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS TO PROMOTE JOBS IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES

Four Miss. Institutions Guaranteed New Market Tax Credit Program Resources

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), members of the Senate Community Development Finance Caucus, today applauded the award of $185 million in New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) to four Mississippi-based institutions that will use it as leverage to support economic growth in...